Home freezer - what can be stored in it and how to use it

[Irina]

Is it a rug * infrared *?

Irina, what kind of rug is there, the usual round one with a shadow at the bottom, but without a fan, bought about 7 years ago, my mother and I managed to convince, but I did not know this forum yet.

Yes, I will dry it and freeze it, either in this dryer, or in the convection oven.

Optimally, if the plum is dried in halves, dried in a dryer (or in the oven) to remove excess juice, and it has lost weight, and in this form, put it in the freezer for storage. The taste will be preserved, the appearance will also be preserved, and the weight will be much reduced.
Will not be damaged when defrosting. You can dry it with spices, it will be even tastier.

From my own experience, I also came to this conclusion. It is much tastier to freeze dried. The dried plum in the freezer does not freeze with stones and can be eaten almost immediately.

Irina, what kind of rug is there, the usual round one with a shadow at the bottom, but without a fan, bought about 7 years ago

Anna, if you try to put a fan next to it and direct it to the side of the dryer ... One friend said that this is how they achieve "air movement" around the vegetables. I myself have not tried that, because I have a Dryer Dryer.
But once you can experience it ... at least dry the greens. Your Dryer + Fan. What happens?

put a bowl (cup) of berries (not raspberries, strawberries, strawberries and the like) currants, cherries, plums, grapes - whole, well-frozen, pour boiling water = instantly cold water, thawed berry

Are cherry tomatoes on the list?

And any tomatoes are included.
I just put the frozen tomatoes in a small bowl, pour WARM tap water, keep it for about 5 minutes without shock therapy. While I peel-cut other vegetables for sautéing, and the tomatoes become capable of peeling and slicing. They do not become completely defrosted, I do not need this at all, but you can work with them, cut them - and immediately in a frying pan for sautéing.

Cherry tomatoes make the list?

I have never tried it.

but you have to try - to get just fresh tomatoes, not half-thawed pieces

I never defrost frozen tomatoes (halves and quarters), if I put them on pizza, or stew in meat, throw in soup

I have never tried

I threw two handfuls into the freezer, I'll try it tomorrow. It is interesting with boiling water how much they will look like ordinary ones.

how similar will they be to ordinary

Yes, they will not look like ordinary ones - neither cherry, nor cream, nor round. Every year I ice mainly cherry and cream, I know what I'm talking about.
In vegetables from freezing, the cell structure is completely torn, if defrosting they turn into porridge. Only for this reason I do not give them shock defrosting with boiling water, I do not defrost them completely, but only so that they can be cut and peeled off - and immediately into the pan until they have completely crawled.

I'll try tomorrow.

Tell me how it will turn out, very interesting. The berries remain intact. That's just about not our own, garden, store-bought tomatoes, hydroponic, completely different, more watery inside.

I don't see any difference. Recently I canned my grandmother's homemade tomatoes - thin, ringing inside, a lot of juice.
It also depends on the variety. In collective farm tomatoes, as a rule, the peel is stronger and the crumb is denser.

Fresh on the left, in the center after shock defrost.There you can see that someone's skin has peeled off, someone has survived. Right after defrosting in room temperature water.
This is a black prince variety, sweet small tomatoes.
The taste after defrosting is a little herbal, but the sweetness is preserved, sour notes slip through, I think to freeze the box for mashed soups.

Thanks to everyone who prompted the experiment.

[Lena]

Lena, I have a recipe with frozen vegetables

Vegetables in marinade filling "Winter" (Admin)

Thank you, I'm going to take a look

Good day girls, everyone. There is corn, I want to try to preserve some of it, though I don’t know yet how to leave it in the freezer for storage. Question: what is the best way to freeze? slightly boil and in the freezer? or send fresh without preliminary processing to freeze? Your personal invaluable experience is needed

I didn't like fresh frozen corn: when cooking, the grain is like a rag. Last fall I froze boiled corn by wrapping each ear in plastic wrap. In winter, I just boiled a little, it turned out delicious.

Fresh cabbage soup (reconstituted from frozen stock) (Admin)

Tell me, should you freeze raw green beans or need to blanch?

Anya, I have frozen both raw and boiled, the result is good in both cases, by the way, raw beans are sold in the store)

I freeze fresh, kept perfect.

[Svetlana]

by the way, in the store, freezing of raw beans is sold)

Svetlana, yes, I thought about it too ...

Julia ***, thanks, I will also freeze fresh.

Girls, who knows how I make something like ice cream from frozen bananas? I saw somewhere, I can't remember. It seems that they need to be blended. Maybe something to add to them? I have a couple of pieces, I don't know where to use them?

I am not adding anything. I just smash it into frozen puree with my foot. Sweet ice cream turns out))

[Lyudok]

Lyudok , thank you dear
Do you break straight stone ones? Or to be a little behind?

I like frozen ones. But I also ice it in pieces that are convenient to break later

I ice it in pieces, which are convenient to break later

And me too !!!

It turns out very tasty with strawberries (for 2 bananas - 150 g of strawberries) !!!

And with yogurt (for 2 bananas - 150 gr. Yogurt without additives / if you like sweeter, you can also sweet yogurt) !!!

And with chocolate (for 2 frozen bananas - 50 gr. Chocolate / or to taste) !!!

But mono is also very, very good !!!

[Crochet]

It's still very tasty with strawberries

Crochet, Inna, thanks We'll try with strawberries too

[Marusya]

Marusya,

One Ingredient Ice Cream (celfh)

[Alyona]

Alyona, Thank you so much!

I reread the whole Temka, a lot of new, interesting and useful things! I will also share my mom's notion. Freezes the grapes, only the berries themselves. Then he adds them to the glass of alcohol, just before drinking. Grapes perform a double function)) and ice-not diluting alcohol and a snack of the gods.

[Girls]

Girls, who tried to freeze baked or boiled beets, please share your experience of how they behave after defrosting (I always defrost in the refrigerator) ?

Is it good for a salad?

[Crochet]

Crochet, Inna, I have regularly freezed both baked and boiled beets for many years. Usually I rub the finished beets on a coarse grater and freeze in portions. Behaves perfectly. You can use it in borscht (borscht becomes a wonderful bright color), and in vinaigrette, and in any salads and other, different dishes. For example, I like to stew such beets with sour cream. In general, the field for activity is vast. I no longer store the beets in any other way - the harvest from my garden.

Interestingly about beets.
Sometimes it is so necessary for the kusman of finished beets, and there is nowhere to put the rest ... For some reason, it seemed that nothing good would come of it after freezing. I'll know.

I've also been freezing boiled or baked beets for a few years now.I defrost it in the refrigerator, it is suitable for borscht and salads)

[Inna]

Inna, I froze beets that year. I steamed it in a pressure cooker, then cut it into cubes and into bags and into the freezer. Used in vinaigrette. But since we sell beets all year round, and for a penny, I no longer used frozen beets. Therefore, by the spring, a couple of packages remained unused. I put them in a stew.
This year I have not frozen beets yet. They are just starting to collect it from us, and the freezer is already full. I don’t know, if I freeze it, it’s not a lot, and I want to try not only cubes for vinaigrette, but also grate it. So that you can add to borsch

I cook carrots and beets in a double boiler, then grate them on a coarse grater, put them in small bags in the freezer, and then use them for soups and salads, it's much faster and more convenient than cooking every time.

Beetroot with prunes stewed in Oursson pressure cooker (Admin)

girls please tell me: how to freeze eggplants in cubes. Do I need to sprinkle them with salt, let them stand and then rinse. Or just dice and freeze? To be honest, there is no time to read the topic ...

Alena, I once tried to freeze eggplants without heat treatment, I don't do that anymore, an unpleasant aftertaste appears, my personal opinion. Now, before freezing, I either bake the eggplants, or fry them, that is, I freeze them ready for use.

an unpleasant aftertaste appears,

It was the same for me, I threw away a whole frying pan of caviar, now only heat-treated

Damn wanted to somehow speed up the process. Tired of these blanks .... Already cut into cubes ... I thought what to do in winter. Quickly took out and prepared. Now the cubes can quickly blanch?

Yes, be sure to at least blanch, or then spoil the saute, this taste cannot be interrupted by anything, unfortunately.

I just smash it into frozen puree with my foot. Sweet ice cream turns out))

Surprisingly, people are divided into 2 categories - who smells in raw frozen eggplant and who does not even understand what this is about. So only by experience, otherwise you will not understand.

I am one of those who do not understand what it is about. And I will definitely not bother with additional processing of eggplants for freezing, cut them into straws with a berner, vacuum them into bags and into the freezer.

Gal, haven’t tried it yet? Delicious popsicles are obtained. Sweet!

Damn wanted to somehow speed up the process. Tired of these blanks .... Already cut into cubes ... I thought what to do in winter. Quickly took out and prepared. Now the cubes can quickly blanch?

I would have probed. Several years ago, I used to freeze untreated ones, not only does it have a strange smell when cooking in winter, but the frozen eggplant and "rubber" pulp are somehow obtained.

Pickled eggplant chips (Admin)

Dried eggplant in pieces, in dry marinade (Admin)

Today I stewed veal ribs with eggplant and vegetable crumbs - very tasty!



Sush for me. the eggplant slices were the tastiest

I froze a bunch of cutlets. Now it's time to cook them. I can't find how. Tell me please. If possible, one way with frying for the family, and I saw someone doing it in a double boiler, this is for me. How many minutes does it take if frozen?

and I saw someone doing in a double boiler, this is for me. How many minutes does it take if frozen?

It is difficult to name the exact time, since the cutlets are frozen and they need time to defrost in a double boiler beforehand, and only then to cook, and the size of the cutlets also matters. It will take about 20-25 minutes.
It is always easy to check the readiness of cutlets in a double boiler - pierce with a knitting needle. If there is no red discharge, the meat pierces well, the spoke is wet and does not pull raw meat with it - ready

You can cook frozen cutlets in a pan. Add a little water and close the lid until the water evaporates and then fry them in vegetable-butter.

Thank you